Curious what other peoples experience with the band has been in terms of damage sustained over time. I'd like to get an idea both of what sort of damage people are seeing, how long they've owned it and what sort of usage they've put it through.
Personally mine is pretty well on its last legs after well under a year (not that I am complaining... I am hard on stuff and I know it so I purchased accidental damage protection and MS agreed to replace my band at no charge without any pushback at all... Just haven't taken it to a store yet).
Damage:
I have experienced the corrosion others have seen (though mine is very bad... The pitting extends through the entire charging plate and the HR monitor side is also badly pitted).
I also have enough wear on the rubber that a couple metal plates are showing though to the left of the display... I am not sure what they are as they do not appear to be battery or PCB related but I keep them covered with electrical tape as they snag on clothing and I am sure compromise the water resistance).
I have also had every bit of paint peel off the metal plates inside the band that cover the batteries. It seemed perfectly fine then one day both sides has a little blister and within a clue days it had all come off leaving metal underneath.
Finally the rubber to the right of the display is no longer sealed to the display but instead there is a small gap that appears to be growing.
Quite a testament to design of the guts none of these things have compromised the functionality... All functions and buttons seem to work normally and water resistance doesn't appear to be effected (other than where the rubber is worn away which I have kept covered).
Length of time owned:
Bought on launch day.
Usage: I use the band all day every day except for a 20-40min charge each evening. I am an avid outdoor enthusiasts and the band is always used to track distance, calories, etc... My main activity is dirt biking where the band has sustained several crashes including a very bad one at nearly 50mph as measured by the bands GPS.
I also had a job as an industrial electrician in a major automotive manufacturing plant for several month of this time. Here the band was exposed to most of its wear (this is where the rubber band wore through)... An average day was extremely punishing to the band as got constantly bumped, caught and rubbed against things (incidentally the work was pretty punishing to the user as well... An average day burned about 12,000 calories and usually included around 10 miles of walking).
So given the punishment it has taken I am pretty happy with the bands design though I feel a better choice of materials could have prevented the corrosion issue and I would definitely not complain of the wrist and portion were made of more robust materials (or if a silicone rubber protective cover were available).
I'd like to get ab idea of how everyone else's bands have been faring along with what sort of use they've been subjected to and how old they are...
Thanks.
Final note: I have pictures of the damage mine has sustained... I can share them with anyone who is interested... This is my first post here and I am not sure how/if I can do pictures.
Personally mine is pretty well on its last legs after well under a year (not that I am complaining... I am hard on stuff and I know it so I purchased accidental damage protection and MS agreed to replace my band at no charge without any pushback at all... Just haven't taken it to a store yet).
Damage:
I have experienced the corrosion others have seen (though mine is very bad... The pitting extends through the entire charging plate and the HR monitor side is also badly pitted).
I also have enough wear on the rubber that a couple metal plates are showing though to the left of the display... I am not sure what they are as they do not appear to be battery or PCB related but I keep them covered with electrical tape as they snag on clothing and I am sure compromise the water resistance).
I have also had every bit of paint peel off the metal plates inside the band that cover the batteries. It seemed perfectly fine then one day both sides has a little blister and within a clue days it had all come off leaving metal underneath.
Finally the rubber to the right of the display is no longer sealed to the display but instead there is a small gap that appears to be growing.
Quite a testament to design of the guts none of these things have compromised the functionality... All functions and buttons seem to work normally and water resistance doesn't appear to be effected (other than where the rubber is worn away which I have kept covered).
Length of time owned:
Bought on launch day.
Usage: I use the band all day every day except for a 20-40min charge each evening. I am an avid outdoor enthusiasts and the band is always used to track distance, calories, etc... My main activity is dirt biking where the band has sustained several crashes including a very bad one at nearly 50mph as measured by the bands GPS.
I also had a job as an industrial electrician in a major automotive manufacturing plant for several month of this time. Here the band was exposed to most of its wear (this is where the rubber band wore through)... An average day was extremely punishing to the band as got constantly bumped, caught and rubbed against things (incidentally the work was pretty punishing to the user as well... An average day burned about 12,000 calories and usually included around 10 miles of walking).
So given the punishment it has taken I am pretty happy with the bands design though I feel a better choice of materials could have prevented the corrosion issue and I would definitely not complain of the wrist and portion were made of more robust materials (or if a silicone rubber protective cover were available).
I'd like to get ab idea of how everyone else's bands have been faring along with what sort of use they've been subjected to and how old they are...
Thanks.
Final note: I have pictures of the damage mine has sustained... I can share them with anyone who is interested... This is my first post here and I am not sure how/if I can do pictures.
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